Hello and welcome to Thornbridge Outdoors. Let’s take a walk and have a look around...

1. Hello and welcome to Thornbridge Outdoors. Let’s take a walk and have a look around...

2. Please remember to call in at reception when you arrive, to let us know you are here.

3. As you walk up the path from reception you will see the Lodge, this is one of the buildings you might be staying in.

4. You might even spot our owl who was carved into the top of an old tree stump.

5. This is the Farm, you might be staying here. Your bedroom might even be in the turret!

6. Here is one of the Lodge bedrooms. Will you choose the top or bottom bunk bed? And this is one of the Farm bedrooms. Can you see the unusual shaped window?

7. If you are camping, this is the field and the Camp building. And your bedroom will be a tent!!

8. Let’s go and take a look at some of the other rooms you might use when you are at Thornbridge...

9. If you are pond dipping or doing a minibeast hunt, you will collect your equipment from our ‘Enviro Den’. Stores is where you will collect your waterproof… and wellies for your stay at Thornbridge. Our recreation room has some fun games in it, that you can play with your friends.

10. When you come to Thornbridge you will be doing lots of activities. The next few slides will tell you about some of them.

11. First you may have to put a helmet on.

12. And even a harness

13. Some of the activities are on site at Thornbridge And some are off site, which you can walk to or go by minibus.

14. Activities on site at Thornbridge

15. The Thornbridge Challenge The next three photographs show you some of the activities included in the challenge.....

16. Thornbridge Challenge

17. Another activity on the Thornbridge Challenge

18. And a third activity. What do you think this is?

19. Problem solving is always great fun. ‘Step of Faith’ ‘Magic Stick’

20. The Sky Ropes Climbing up Going round !

21. Looking down from the sky ropes at your friends.

22. Environmental Art Making a leaf ring A finished design

23. The indoor climbing wall

24. Pond dipping. What can you find?

25. The cargo net climb, with lots of help from your friends

26. The Zip Wire Whooosh. How fast will you go?

27. Where are we? Orienteering

28. Having fun on the low ropes

29. The night line. Can you see what the children are wearing?

30. Den building What will yours be like?

31. Keeping warm round the camp fire.

32. Activities in the local area

33. Rock climbing

34. Ashford Black Marble Mine. This is one of the crawls you can do in the mine.

35. If you are going to the mine you will have to wear a special helmet with a light on.

36. Abseiling at Miller’s Dale viaduct Setting off !!!! On the way down

37. Monsal Head ‘photo’ walk Use the photos to lead you to Monsal Head and the beautiful view, then back through the tunnels on the Monsal Trail

38. Weaselling is really good fun.

39. Mountain biking Our mountain bikes can be used on the Monsal Trail ....

40. or on site using the ‘trike and bike trail’.....

41. If you have an instructor you can go on the skills park at Thornbridge.

42. We hope you have enjoyed your walk round Thornbridge. See you soon. Bye.